Now that Warner Bros.' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Whether or not more Marvel stars will throw their hat in the ring to him remains to be seen, but considering how beloved the filmmaker is, it wouldn't be so surprising.
After writing and directing both fired in July, after offensive tweets from a decade ago resurfaced online. Despite a number of people quickly jumping to his defense, Disney stood by their removal of Gunn, with the director's longtime collaborator, Michael Rooker, even quitting Twitter after the firing. Disney hasn't announced a replacement to take over Guardians 3 yet, but it seems several of the director's stars are ready to jump ship and be a part of Warner Bros.' DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
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Rosenbaum took to threatened to quit Guardians 3 in August, if Marvel didn't at least use Gunn's already-completed script for the film.
Sean Gunn, James' brother, who plays Kraglin in the Guardians movies, confirmed in September that Warner Bros. was interested in Gunn, continuing what is becoming a bit of a tradition, with Warner Bros. snatching up talent from Marvel.
The DCEU's biggest hit, Suicide Squad wasn't well-received by many critics, this new project is said to be a much different take than David Ayer's original. Whether or not Gunn can turn this franchise around remains to be seen, but it will be interesting to see if Gunn will try to bring over MCU actors like Bautista and Rosenbaum once the project moves further in development.
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Source: Michael Rosenbaum